Argyll Scott appoints commerce & industry director

Prior to joining Argyll Scott, Ben spent 10 years working for leading global recruiter, Robert Half. After building and leading its London Commerce & Industry permanent business for over 4 years, Ben more recently transferred to Los Angeles where he headed up 3 regional branches for the past two years.

Now based in Argyll Scott’s London office, Ben will employ his international recruitment and management experience to lead Argyll Scott’s commerce & industry recruitment teams which predominantly service the Technology, Media & Telecommunications, Consumer, Retail & FMCG, Property & Professional Services sectors. Ben will personally continue to handle mandates for mid and senior level finance professionals whilst his teams handle assignments across all core business functions.

Ben Westwood, director of Argyll Scott, commented, “I’m excited to have joined such a great business and I look forward to helping drive growth of the commerce & industry division. Argyll Scott’s has a well established reputation in this sector and there is every reason to be confident that we can increase our market share further and expand into new areas. Argyll Scott has an impressive leadership team who share a common focus on raising the bar and driving the business to greater success in the future through delivering exceptional candidate and client services.”

Andy Dallas, managing director of Argyll Scott, commented, “It gives me great pleasure to welcome Ben Westwood to the team. Ben brings with him excellent leadership and operational skills and recruitment know-how that will add real value to his team and the wider business. Through his appointment and that of Paul Vince, I am confident we have the right leadership in place to initiate immediate change and drive long term sustainable growth to our commerce & industry business. Ben has already started to make a positive impact the business and I look forward to working closely with him over the coming years.”